Miles Thompson

For the English architect, see Miles Thompson (architect).

Miles Thompson

Born	(1990-12-08) December 8, 1990 (age 33) Nedrow, New York
Nationality	Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 pounds (84 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Attack
NLL draft	3rd overall, 2014 Minnesota Swarm
NLL team	Georgia Swarm
MLL draft	20th overall, 2014 Rochester Rattlers
PLL team	Chaos Lacrosse Club
Pro career	2014–
Career highlights
2014 Tewaaraton Trophy 2017 NLL Championship

Miles Thompson (born December 8, 1990) is a Haudenosaunee professional lacrosse player from the Hawk Clan of the Onondaga Confederacy of the Six Nations of the Grand River. He played for the University at Albany in NCAA Division I college lacrosse and plays for the Georgia Swarm in the National Lacrosse League and Chaos Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League. He shared the 2014 Tewaaraton Trophy with his brother Lyle. ^{[1] [2]}

During that year, that attack line consisting of those two and their cousin, Ty Thompson, dubbed the "Thompson Trio", shattered multiple NCAA Division 1 records, and is widely considered one of the greatest attack lines in college lacrosse history. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Early life

Miles grew up in the Onondaga Nation with parents Doloris and Jerome Thompson. He was one of five children in the family, which included brothers Jeremy, Lyle, and Jerome Jr. (Haina). Miles attended LaFayette High School, outside Syracuse, New York, and was a standout in their lacrosse program.

College

Miles attended the University at Albany, SUNY, where he played lacrosse with his brother Lyle and cousin Ty Thompson. The three Thompsons all played attack and scored 259 points in 2013. ^[6] In 2014, Miles and Lyle were the first Native American players to win the Tewaaraton Trophy; tewaaraton is the Mohawk term for the precursor of modern lacrosse. He finished at the University of Albany with 293 total points and holds an NCAA Record for scoring a goal in every game he played in. ^[7]

Major League Lacrosse

Miles Thompson was drafted in the third round, 20th overall, in the 2014 MLL Draft by the Rochester Rattlers. He was then traded to the Florida Launch and was on the active roster with them in their inaugural season. In 2015, the Launch selected Miles' brother Lyle first overall in the 2015 MLL Draft. The brothers' first game together was against the Ohio Machine.

National Lacrosse League

Miles was drafted third overall in the 2014 NLL draft by the Minnesota Swarm. After his rookie season in Minnesota, the Swarm relocated to Georgia, becoming the Georgia Swarm. Thompson's younger brother Lyle was also drafted by the Swarm the next season, and older brother Jerome was acquired by the Swarm in 2016.

Premier Lacrosse League

Thompson signed with the PLL and was selected to play for the Chaos Lacrosse Club prior to the PLL's inaugural season in 2019.

International competition

As a player for the Iroquois men's national lacrosse team in the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship, Miles helped the Iroquois Nationals place third, their best-ever result in international field lacrosse competition.

Miles played for the Iroquois national indoor lacrosse team at the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. The Iroquois won the silver medal, falling to Canada in the final match on September 27, 2015.

Miles again led the Iroquois to a 3rd place finish at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship. ^[8]

NLL career statistics

Miles Thompson		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP
2015	Minnesota Swarm	18	27	35	62	69	7	3.44	3.83	0.39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016	Georgia Swarm	17	19	17	36	56	9	2.12	3.29	0.53	1	2	0	2	5	0	2.00	5.00	0.00
2017	Georgia Swarm	16	32	25	57	65	11	3.56	4.06	0.69	4	6	4	10	19	0	2.50	4.75	0.00
2018	Georgia Swarm	17	21	22	43	53	8	2.53	3.12	0.47	1	1	1	2	6	0	2.00	6.00	0.00
2019	Georgia Swarm	18	23	20	43	39	12	2.39	2.17	0.67	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.00	0.00	0.00
2020	Georgia Swarm	11	17	16	33	43	6	3.00	3.91	0.55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Georgia Swarm	3	6	2	8	3	0	2.67	1.00	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		100	145	137	282	328	53	2.82	3.28	0.53	7	10	6	16	30	0	2.29	4.29	0.00
Career Total:		107	155	143	298	358	53	2.79	3.35	0.50

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

PLL career statistics

Miles Thompson		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2019	Chaos LC	6	11	0	6	17	28	7	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	5	5	4	0	0	0	0
2020	Chaos LC	7	4	0	1	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		13	15	0	7	22	39	7	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	5	5	4	0	0	0	0
Career Total:		15	17	0	10	27	44	11	0	0	0	0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

See also

• 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
• Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse

References

1. Lee, Edward (May 30, 2014). "Albany's Miles and Lyle Thompson win the 2014 Tewaaraton Award". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
2. "Miles Thompson Bio". UAlbanySports.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
3. Lyle Thompson. (n.d.). The MY HERO Project. https://myhero.com/L_Thompson_trinity_US_2016_ul
4. "9 Reasons To Remember The Significance of The Thompson Trio". www.medicinemanlacrosse.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
5. Siegal, Rachel (2014-05-21). ""Thompson Trio" lacrosse stars showcased in "#SCFeatured" debuting Sunday". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
6. Schilling, Vincent (June 8, 2013). "For Love of the Creator's Game: All-World Lyle Thompson Talks With ICTMN - Indian Country Media Network". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
7. "Miles Thompson - Thompson Brothers". Thompson Brothers Lacrosse. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
8. "Home". worldlacrosse2018.com.

External links

• New York Times profile
• Baltimore Sun, "Albany's Lyle Thompson has become the face of college lacrosse"
• Lacrosse Magazine interview with Lyle Thompson
• 2014 Lacrose Roster - Miles Thompson, ualbanysports.com